Granola

Records on your computer

Granola, Inc. makes a desktop and mobile notepad that transcribes your computer's audio and microphone without a bot joining the call, and keeps no audio afterwards.

Visit Granola Compare with anotherChecked 19 October 2026

How it listens: Records on your computer; Records your computer's audio
Free plan: Unlimited minutes
Cheapest paid: $14/mo; Business, per seat, billed monthly
Trains AI on your recordings: Yes, unless you opt out
Where it transcribes: In the cloud; Audio is captured on your computer and streamed to transcription providers

Where it stands among 43

Each fact with every app's answer. Granola is outlined.

Trains AI on your recordings

Yes, unless you opt out

Only if you opt in 5

Yes, unless you opt out 3

Yes 2

Not stated 3

Notes from a call without a bot

Yes, no bot joins

A bot joins the call 7

Doesn't join live calls 4

Where it transcribes

In the cloud

On your device 3

On device or in the cloud 5

Free plan

Free plan or free with the device

Free plan or free with the device 31

No free plan 11

Not stated 1

Webex AI Assistant

Can skip keeping the audio

Yes

EU data storage

Not offered

HIPAA

Says it supports HIPAA

Plans and prices

In US dollars, per month, as listed by Granola. Checked 19 October 2026.

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Granola plans and prices
Plan	Made for	Billed yearly	Billed monthly	Minutes
FreeSlack is the only integration; mobile apps are free	Anyone	$0	$0	UnlimitedNo daily transcription limit; home page says 'Unlimited meeting notes for free'
BusinessFor individuals or small teams; API, Notion, HubSpot, Zapier	One personPer seat	Not offeredAnnual billing is for Enterprise contracts only	$14/mo	UnlimitedNo daily transcription limit
EnterpriseSSO for teams of 50+, HIPAA BAA, org-wide controls	CompaniesPer seat	Not statedAnnual contracts available; price not published	$35/moFrom $35 per user a month	UnlimitedNo daily transcription limit

How others are told

What the other people in the meeting see or hear, as Granola describes it.

Nothing by default
Automatic chat message

No bot; optional automated chat message and video watermark, per user or enforced by Enterprise admins

All the facts

How it listens

Ways it captures: Records your computer's audio Bot-free capture of system audio and microphone in the desktop app; mobile apps record in person; no file uploads
No bot in your calls: Yes Bot-free capture of system audio and microphone in the desktop app; mobile apps record in person; no file uploads
How others are told: Nothing by default, Automatic chat message No bot; optional automated chat message and video watermark, per user or enforced by Enterprise admins
Labels who said what: YesYes Speaker tags use names shown by the meeting app; otherwise 'Me' and 'Them'; mobile recognises speakers in person
Languages: 32+ Desktop; the help centre lists 31 on desktop and 17 on mobile
Mixed-language meetings: YesYes Desktop multi-language mode; mobile uses one language per meeting

What happens to your recordings

Trains AI on your recordings: Yes, unless you opt out Granola may train on anonymized data by default; you can opt out; Enterprise is opted out by default; third parties may not train on it
Where it transcribes: In the cloud Audio is captured on your computer and streamed to transcription providers
Can skip keeping the audio: YesYes Granola never stores meeting audio
How long it's kept: Notes and transcripts kept indefinitely; transcript auto-deletion from 1 day to 1 year; trash emptied after 30 days
EU data storage: NoNo All data on AWS in the US; no EU or UK residency offered
SOC 2: YesYes SOC 2 Type II
HIPAA: YesYes Enterprise only, with a BAA covering the desktop apps

What it costs

Free plan: Unlimited minutes Slack is the only integration; mobile apps are free
Cheapest paid plan: $14/month per seat, billed monthly
Pay per minute (AI): Not offered No file uploads
Human transcription: Not offered No file uploads
One-time price: None No one-time licence listed
Device price: No device
Free trial: Not stated Time-limited Business and Enterprise trials are mentioned without a length
Refund window: None Platform terms say payments are non-refundable except on termination for cause

Where it works

Zoom: YesYes
Google Meet: YesYes
Microsoft Teams: YesYes
Webex: YesYes Any meeting app whose audio plays on the computer
In-person meetings: YesYes
Phone calls: YesYes Phone calls on iOS only, not Android
Apps: Web, Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, Chrome

What you get out

Transcript exports: Not stated
Subtitles (SRT): Not statedNot stated Not stated
Audio download: NoNo No audio is kept
Integrations: Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Attio, Affinity, Zapier, Salesforce, API, MCP API on Business and Enterprise; Salesforce on Enterprise; Google Docs via Zapier

Who makes it

Company: Granola, Inc. Also has a UK entity, Granola Labs Ltd, in St Albans
Owned by: Not stated Not stated
Based in: Not stated Headquarters not stated; the home page says 'Made with ♥ in Shoreditch' and a UK entity exists
Founded: Not stated Not stated

Where we recommend it

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